In Defence of Labour Market Institutions : Cultivating Justice in the Developing World

edited by Janine Berg, David Kucera

Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the evidence on which this argument rests is weak. Through a survey of different labour market institutions in developing countries, this book reaffirms the importance of labour market institutions in this era of globalization

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Year of publication:	2008
Other Persons:	Berg, Janine (ed.) ; Kucera, David (ed.)
Publisher:	London : Palgrave Macmillan
Subject:	Internationale Arbeitsorganisation \| Arbeitsmarkt \| Labour market \| Arbeitsmarktpolitik \| Labour market policy \| Institutionelle Infrastruktur \| Institutional infrastructure \| Erwerbstätigkeit \| Employment \| Entwicklungshilfe \| Development aid \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Beschäftigung \| Organisation \| 1980-2003
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (XVI, 293 p, online resource)
Series:	The International Labour Organization SpringerLink / Bücher Springer eBook Collection / Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection Springer ebook collection / Palgrave Economics and Finance Collection 2000 - 2013
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung ; Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors ; Konferenzschrift ; Conference proceedings
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes index Papers presented at a technical staff seminar at ILO headquarters in Geneva in Nov. 2005 Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Labour Institutions in the Developing World: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives; 3 Measuring Labour Market Institutions: Conceptual and Methodological Questions on 'Working Hours Rigidity'; 4 Institutions and the Finance of General Skills Training: Evidence from Africa; 5 The Origins of Unemployment Insurance: Lessons for Developing Countries; 6 The Revival of Minimum Wage Setting Institutions 7 What Can the Labour Demand Function Tell Us About Wages and Employment? The Case of the Philippines8 The Impact of Trade Unions: What Do Economists Say?; 9 Labour Standards and Informal Employment in Latin America; 10 Legal Determinants of Labour Informality; 11 New Trends in Latin American Labour Reforms: The Law, its Reform and its Impact in Practical Terms; Bibliography; Index
ISBN:	978-0-230-58420-4 ; 978-1-349-35963-9
Other identifiers:	10.1057/9780230584204 [DOI]
Classification:	Entwicklungsökonomie ; Einkommen, Beschäftigung, Arbeitsmarkt
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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